292 KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 



A short distance from the barn described is another, built 

 upon a stone basement, and capable of holding one hundred 

 tons of hay. Under it are box stalls for the accommodation of 

 young stock, and for breeding purposes. 



A hen house, corn crib, tool house, and work shop are 

 among the many conveniences, and last, but not least, are two 

 small houses, occupied by hired men, thus relieving the good 

 wife of the burden of boarding much help. These buildings 

 all stand on good foundations, the stone of which was taken 

 from the quarry on the farm. 



The Poland China hog receives the preference on this farm. 

 I have tried several breeds and have decided in favor of the 

 one named. I raise and market one to two carloads each year. 



It is my design to raise just grain enough to feed on the 

 place, mainly corn and oats. About two-thirds of the land is 

 devoted to grass. My practice has been to spread the manure 

 on the meadow land, and then plow it under with the Fall 

 growth of clover, to be planted with corn in the Spring. After 

 raising two crops it is sown to oats, and again seeded to clover. 



^ DAIRY. 



The main feature of this farm, however, is the dairy, 

 which is conducted on the most approved modern plan. The 

 milking is done in the barn, commencing at five o'clock in the 

 morning, a duty to which all are called by a large bell which 

 hangs in the belfry, and which is rung by the man in charge. 

 The milk is strained in deep pails, and taken to the creamery, 

 where it is placed in water in cement tanks made for the pur- 

 pose. Ice is kept in the room above the tanks, which receive 

 the waste, thus keeping the water and room cool. The churn- 

 ing is done in a room adjoining, by the aid of a revolving churn^ 

 with horse power. This management results in a very fine 

 article of butter, and is very remunerative. 



The cows are fed in Winter on clover hay and ground 

 corn and oats mixed with bran, equal parts. In Summer the 

 same feed is given, unless the cows are in pasture, when the 

 hay is omitted. I consider clover the farmers' friend, and will 

 have nothinsT else. 



